Sarah Guo is an American investor. She is the founder and managing partner at the venture capital firm Conviction and formerly a general partner at Greylock Partners.

Sarah Guo
head and shoulders crop of Guo on stage at Strictly VC conference in 2024
Guo in 2024
NationalityAmerican
Alma materUniversity of Pennsylvania
OccupationInvestor
OrganizationConviction
Websitesarahguo.com

Early life and education

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Guo grew up in Wisconsin. Her parents worked for Bell Labs.[1] She attended the University of Pennsylvania and the Wharton School, earning four degrees.[2]

Career

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After working at Casa Systems and Goldman Sachs, Guo joined Greylock Partners, later becoming a general partner.[1] Guo left Greylock to start a new early-stage venture capital firm, Conviction, which she then launched in October 2022.[3] Conviction's investments include Mistral AI.[4]

Guo appears in media outlets as an expert in AI, business software, cybersecurity, the future of work and developer tools.[5][6]

References

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  1. ^ a b Cai, Kendrick (2022-10-04). "Ex-Greylock GP Sarah Guo Announces Conviction Partners, Her New AI Fund". Forbes. Retrieved 2024-03-31.
  2. ^ "The Cambridge Cyber Summit: Sarah Guo". CNBC. 2017-09-19. Retrieved 2024-02-02.
  3. ^ Palazzolo, Stephanie. "Former Greylock VC Sarah Guo is betting her career on the AI boom with new fund Conviction. Here's why". Business Insider. Retrieved 2024-02-02.
  4. ^ Loizos, Connie (2024-02-02). "VCs Elad Gil and Sarah Guo on the risks and rewards of funding AI: 'The biggest threat to us in the short run is other people'". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2024-02-02.
  5. ^ Chan, Bianca; Rao, Leena (2023-11-24). "The top 9 AI people in finance". Business Insider. Retrieved 2024-02-02.
  6. ^ Somerville, Heather (2021-04-20). "Greylock's Sarah Guo Sounds Alarm on Heightened Cybersecurity Risks". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 2024-03-31.